Tom Brown’s School Days · Character
Tadpole
A nickname for a small schoolboy.
minor
Also known as the Tadpole
First appearance: part i v rugby and football
Tadpole shows up with force in Settling to the Collar. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Asks who will go in first to the Doctor's study; later comments on the Doctor's leniency.
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- Minor and Background Characters
- Rugby School Core Characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Tadpole in part i v rugby and football